Using A New Card; Lamp Indicators; Extending The Useful Life Of The Battery - Olympus SP-560 Instruction Manual

Using a new card

• If you use a non-Olympus card or a card used for another application, such as for a
computer, use [FORMAT] function to format the card.
g "MEMORY FORMAT (FORMAT) Formatting the internal memory or card" (P.41)

Lamp indicators

This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status.
Lamp
Self-timer lamp
Card access lamp
Green lamp of the monitor Lit: The focus and exposure are locked.

Extending the useful life of the battery

• Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking pictures can deplete
the battery power.
• The shutter button is pressed halfway repeatedly in shooting mode, activating the auto
focus and digital image stabilization.
• Using the zoom repeatedly.
• [FULLTIME AF] is set to [ON].
• The monitor is left on for an extended period of time.
• The camera is connected to a computer or printer.
Functions that cannot be selected from menus/buttons
• Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad. (The menu
is grayed out and cannot be selected)
• Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode
• Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set:
When [FOCUS MODE] is set to [MF], [AF MODE] cannot be selected.
• Items that cannot be set because the pictures taken by other camera will be edited.
• Some items cannot be set when the button is pressed.
[%] and [FLASH].
• Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera.
PANORAMA/PRINT ORDER/FORMAT/BACKUP
When set to [Y12 SEC]
The lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for
approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.
When set to [Y2 SEC]
The lamp blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is
taken.
When set to [SMILE SHOT]
Lit: Camera is ready
Blinking: The flash is charging (shooting not available)
Blinking: An image or movie is being recorded or downloaded (when
connected to a computer).
• Do not do any of the following while the card access lamp is
blinking. Doing so may prevent the image data from being saved
and render the internal memory or card unusable.
• Open the battery compartment cover/card cover.
• Removing the battery and card.
• Connect or disconnect the AC adapter.
• Disconnect the USB cable
Blinking: The focus is not locked.
• Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position the AF
target mark on the subject and press the shutter button halfway
again.
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